ATAMI, Shizuoka Pref. -- Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and South Korean President Kim Dae Jung reaffirmed the importance of coordinating their North Korea policies in their talks here Saturday, the first since the two Koreas' historic meeting in June.
During afternoon talks at a hotel in this hot-spring resort city, the two leaders agreed that close coordination between Japan, South Korea and the United States on their North Korea policies is indispensable to accelerating improved ties between the two Koreas, a Japanese official said.
They also agreed to boost economic cooperation and enhance cultural exchange between Japan and South Korea.